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The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Towson advances to FCS semifinals with win over Eastern Illinois CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Towson's Terrance West had no idea he had set a record. "I did? Records don't mean nothing. Our focus is on a national championship," he said. The junior running back rolled up an FCS playoff-record 354 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries Friday night as the seventh-seeded Tigers advanced to the FCS semifinals with a 49-39 win over No. 2 Eastern Illinois at snowy O'Brien Field.

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Terrance West ran in any direction he wanted. Towson's junior running back rolled up an FCS playoff-record 354 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries Friday night as the seventh-seeded Tigers advanced to the FCS semifinals with a 49-39 win over No. 2 Eastern Illinois at snowy O'Brien Field. Both teams are 12-2, but it's Towson that will meet the winner of Saturday's Jacksonville State-Eastern Washington matchup next weekend. After the Panthers converted a fumble off the second-half kickoff into the tying score on a 1-yard sneak by quarterback Jimmy Garropolo, West peeled off 41 yards on five carries on the Tigers' next drive.

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Towson 49, Eastern Illinois 39 CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Terrance West ran in any direction he wanted. Towson's junior running back rolled up an FCS playoff-record 354 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries Friday night as the seventh-seeded Tigers advanced to the FCS semifinals with a 49-39 win over No. 2 Eastern Illinois at snowy O'Brien Field. Both teams are 12-2, but it's Towson that will meet the winner of Saturday's Jacksonville State-Eastern Washington matchup next weekend.

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Jacksonville State at Eastern Washington Jacksonville State's long road through the FCS playoffs takes it to the opposite corner of the country for a meeting with perennial power Eastern Washington in Saturday's quarterfinals. "I think there is always the 'us against the world' mentality. We take a lot of pride in playing well on the road," said coach Bill Clark, whose Gamecocks "haven't taken a road trip quite like this" in describing the 2,349-mile excursion to Cheney, Wash.

Eastern Illinois 51, Tennessee State 10: Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 240 yards and three first-half touchdown passes as the host Panthers advanced to the Elite Eight of the FCS playoffs. Shepard Little rambled for 184 yards and a pair of scores on 12 carries as second-ranked Eastern Illinois (12-1) routed No. 17 Tennessee State (10-4) for the second time this season to extend its winning streak to nine games. Adam Drake had six receptions for 95 yards and a TD for the Panthers, who will face fourth-ranked Towson next week.

Sam Dekker scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 8 Wisconsin remained unbeaten with a 70-64 victory over Marquette on Saturday in Madison, Wis. Dekker made 7 of 11 shots from the field, including three 3-pointers, and Ben Brust also nailed three 3s in scoring 13 points for the Badgers (10-0). Jamil Wilson scored 22 points to lead the Golden Eagles (5-4). Davante Gardner notched 16 points and Chris Otule scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Ohio State 74, Central Conn.